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US
/ˌkɑmpəˈzɪʃən/
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[ UK /kˌɒmpəzˈɪʃən/ ]
[ UK /kˌɒmpəzˈɪʃən/ ]
NOUN
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an essay (especially one written as an assignment)
he got an A on his composition -
a musical work that has been created
the composition is written in four movements - art and technique of printing with movable type
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the act of creating written works
it was a matter of disputed authorship
writing was a form of therapy for him -
something that is created by arranging several things to form a unified whole
he envied the composition of their faculty - a mixture of ingredients
- musical creation
- the way in which someone or something is composed
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the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole
harmonious composition is essential in a serious work of art
How To Use composition In A Sentence
- Listen to our astronomers talk about the magnitudes and disunites and composition of the stars, and compare with their story that which was written in the astronomy of a few centuries ago. The World's Great Sermons, Volume 10 Drummond to Jowett, and General Index
- But freshman composition, like the writing test, assumed a level of competency that few of these students had attained.
- But freshman composition, like the writing test, assumed a level of competency that few of these students had attained.
- There was in his composition something of the mediæval "condottiere," and a good deal more of that Dugald Dalgetty whom Scott drew. Sketches From My Life By The Late Admiral Hobart Pasha
- The composition of displaced terranes ranges from that of typical oceanic crust to significantly less dense granitic rock with clear continental affinities.
- But in accordance with the idea that malaria is a product of paludal decomposition, the trees selected have almost always been the _eucalyptus_. Scientific American Supplement, No. 458, October 11, 1884
- Tourism has also accelerated immigration to Panajachel and furthered a gradual diversification in its social composition.
- One reason for his relative obscurity has been the general unavailability of his music: his works remained unpublished during his lifetime and, apart from some ‘easy’ tonal compositions, largely unperformed.
- For example, the origin of ivory can be identified by its strontium isotopic composition, which reflects the diet of the elephant.
- Some minerals have complex chemical compositions.